Hi all,
I imported a Word document into FM and here is my problem: I am asked by my
client to apply the Character format XYZ to any occurence appearing in
bold format (not a Character format).
1. With FM's standard Find/Replace, I can find a word with the bold
attribute but cannot apply any
First, you should remove hidden characters from the Word file by
saving in FM as a MIF file, then reopening it, and saving it as the
binary FM format.
1. Then, type one of your strings and apply your XYZ character format.
2. Put your cursor within the character format area. Right click and
At 11:06 + 28/2/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
So now how do I find a word having the bold attribute and change it to Default
font + XYZ character format?...
First, create the character style you need.
Second, set up FrameMaker's standard Find/Replace to search for the character
format to
Hi all
Here is what I'm trying accomplish, simply place annotations around
graphics imported into an anchored frame and have the font and size
automated.
I have noticed that the these annotations pick up on the last font used,
for instance, my para 2 has DIN fonts when I place the annotation
Many thanks Marcus. Some clarifications follow, as does one more question.
As you rightly point out, FM is not a content management product. I am fully
aware of that fact, but unfortunately it seems my predecessors either
weren't, or (as is more likely) hadn't managed to take the next step
On 27 Feb 2007, at 22:55, Paul Pehrson wrote:
Jumping in a bit late here,
But why are Mac users jumping on the MadCap hope bandwagon? MadCap
products also only work on Windows. The problem will be the same
whether your tool of choice is Blaze or Frame.
It's quite simple really. One of
a real PC, since most of us have lost the appetite for Adobe
software, we'd rather use something else, and MadCap's Blaze looks
promising.
Let's see if I got this right.
Adobe used to suppot MAC but does no longer, so we're pissed.
Therefore, we'll go to a company who has never
mathieu jacquet wrote:
So now how do I find a word having the bold attribute and
change it to Default font + XYZ character format?...
The procedure described by Art and Steve will get you most of the way
there, but be on the lookout for one problem. When you copy the char
format, FM copies
Although MacOS X has UNIX underpinnings, the difficult
stuff relating to user interfaces, font access, output,
etc. is all exclusive to MacOS X and has no real similarity
to Solaris, the other platform on which FrameMaker is still
supported (other than Windows). And of course, you have
differences
Paul,
I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying logic...
It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan.
Cheers,
Art
On 2/27/07, Paul Pehrson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jumping in a bit late here,
But why are Mac users jumping on the MadCap hope bandwagon? MadCap
Combs, Richard wrote:
mathieu jacquet wrote:
So now how do I find a word having the bold attribute and
change it to Default font + XYZ character format?...
The procedure described by Art and Steve will get you most of the way
there, but be on the lookout for one problem. When you
Art Campbell wrote:
Paul,
I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying
logic...
It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan.
So, Art, you don't think that Mac fanatacism trumps compulsive speculation?
Regards,
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices
FM 7.2b128 - Structured
WWP 8.6.6587.0 (Yes, I know it is old.)
I sent the following query to the WebWorks list but got no replies. I'm
hoping someone here can help...
After searching through the WWP list archives, I notice that cross
references were not (are not?) working with structured
Peter Gold wrote:
Richard's point is excellent!
Thank you.
I believe that one way to avoid this problem is to create a
named character format for the purpose, whose properties are
only those you want to apply. In this example, you'd define
the NewBold format by clicking outside any
Shenton, David (DTRN) wrote:
Hi all
Here is what I'm trying accomplish, simply place annotations around
graphics imported into an anchored frame and have the font and size
automated.
I have noticed that the these annotations pick up on the last font used,
for instance, my para 2 has DIN fonts
I should've known that. Thanks for an informative
summary!
--- Dov Isaacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Although MacOS X has UNIX underpinnings, the
difficult
stuff relating to user interfaces, font access,
output,
etc. is all exclusive to MacOS X and has no real
similarity
to Solaris, the
I can't speak for the whole, but I can for this Mac fan and his Doc
Group. We are currently on Macs despite creating PC software (long
story, short is we used to be Mac and transitioned our code/product).
We've kept Docs on the Mac due to legacy docs and ease of use and
there was no real
Thanks for the detail, Richard. Like you, I wish things were as we want,
not as they are. That's why I'm wondering if Mathieu's problem could be
solved a different way, namely with a user-defined variable.
For example, if XYZ were always bold-by-override, perhaps a variable
something like
Hi all,
everything's in the title...
Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ? Other
than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the bottom left
of the screen... :o)
Merci beaucoup,
Mathieu.
At 19:12 + 28/2/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ? Other
than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the bottom left
of the screen... :o)
SiliconPrairie's Paragraph Tools plug-in allows you to search for and
Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ?
Other than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the
bottom left of the screen... :o)
There's a free plugin HuntOverrides plugin from CudSpan for paragraph
overrides, though the site seems to be down:
Here's another character format enhance I'd find very useful. In
addition to As Is and setting a hard value, I'd like to be able to
set a relative value, such as a character format that applies a
specific font and makes it 1 point smaller than the paragraph font.
I remember Interleaf had
Windows, unstructured FM 7.0.
I have a file with 22 figures in it. This file is imported by reference
into a book. The figures are numbered properly in both the original file
and the book, but the TOF generates three figure 16's. It should be 15,
16, 17, 18, 19... but instead it generates 15, 16,
In addition to As Is and setting a hard value, I'd like to be able to
set a relative value, such as a character format that applies a
specific font and makes it 1 point smaller than the paragraph font.
When mixing fonts it is considered good form by typographers to make their
x-heights
At 6:53 AM -0800 2/28/07, John Posada wrote:
a real PC, since most of us have lost the appetite for Adobe
software, we'd rather use something else, and MadCap's Blaze looks
promising.
Let's see if I got this right.
Adobe used to suppot MAC but does no longer, so we're pissed.
Therefore,
Gordon McLean wrote:
> We use structured FrameMaker. We have a mature EDD, we are happy with the
> way things are.
Good. That's one aspect that you shouldn't need to change then.
> But it's not really any closer to single source, or modular documentation,
> as we still have the content stored
Hi all,
I imported a Word document into FM and here is my problem: I am asked by my
client to apply the Character format "XYZ" to any occurence appearing in
bold format (not a Character format).
1. With FM's standard Find/Replace, I can find a word with the bold
attribute but cannot apply any
First, you should remove hidden characters from the Word file by
saving in FM as a MIF file, then reopening it, and saving it as the
binary FM format.
1. Then, type one of your strings and apply your XYZ character format.
2. Put your cursor within the character format area. Right click and
select
At 11:06 + 28/2/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
>So now how do I find a word having the bold attribute and change it to Default
>font + "XYZ" character format?...
First, create the character style you need.
Second, set up FrameMaker's standard Find/Replace to search for the character
format to
Hi all
Here is what I'm trying accomplish, simply place annotations around
graphics imported into an anchored frame and have the font and size
automated.
I have noticed that the these annotations pick up on the last font used,
for instance, my para 2 has DIN fonts when I place the annotation
Many thanks Marcus. Some clarifications follow, as does one more question.
As you rightly point out, FM is not a content management product. I am fully
aware of that fact, but unfortunately it seems my predecessors either
weren't, or (as is more likely) hadn't managed to take the next step
On 27 Feb 2007, at 22:55, Paul Pehrson wrote:
> Jumping in a bit late here,
>
> But why are Mac users jumping on the MadCap hope bandwagon? MadCap
> products also only work on Windows. The problem will be the same
> whether your tool of choice is Blaze or Frame.
It's quite simple really. One
> a real PC, since most of us have lost the appetite for Adobe
> software, we'd rather use something else, and MadCap's Blaze looks
> promising.
Let's see if I got this right.
Adobe used to suppot MAC but does no longer, so we're pissed.
Therefore, we'll go to a company who has never
Although MacOS X has UNIX underpinnings, the difficult
stuff relating to user interfaces, font access, output,
etc. is all exclusive to MacOS X and has no real similarity
to Solaris, the other platform on which FrameMaker is still
supported (other than Windows). And of course, you have
differences
Paul,
I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying logic...
It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan.
Cheers,
Art
On 2/27/07, Paul Pehrson wrote:
> Jumping in a bit late here,
>
> But why are Mac users jumping on the MadCap hope bandwagon? MadCap products
> also
Combs, Richard wrote:
> mathieu jacquet wrote:
>
>
>> So now how do I find a word having the bold attribute and
>> change it to Default font + "XYZ" character format?...
>>
>
> The procedure described by Art and Steve will get you most of the way
> there, but be on the lookout for one
Art Campbell wrote:
> Paul,
>
> I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying
> logic...
> It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan.
So, Art, you don't think that Mac fanatacism trumps compulsive speculation?
Regards,
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices
FM 7.2b128 - Structured
WWP 8.6.6587.0 (Yes, I know it is old.)
I sent the following query to the WebWorks list but got no replies. I'm
hoping someone here can help...
After searching through the WWP list archives, I notice that cross
references were not (are not?) working with structured
Peter Gold wrote:
> Richard's point is excellent!
Thank you.
> I believe that one way to avoid this problem is to create a
> named character format for the purpose, whose properties are
> only those you want to apply. In this example, you'd define
> the "NewBold" format by clicking outside
Shenton, David (DTRN) wrote:
> Hi all
> Here is what I'm trying accomplish, simply place annotations around
> graphics imported into an anchored frame and have the font and size
> automated.
>
> I have noticed that the these annotations pick up on the last font used,
> for instance, my para 2
It is possible I'm wholly clueless here. Although
rare, it does occur.
Mac OSX is a Mach/BSD hybrid. Wouldn't that enable you
to use the UNIX version of FrameMaker?
If not, have you considered Linux?
--- Paul Findon wrote:
> One of our frustrations is
> that there is no
> FrameMaker
I should've known that. Thanks for an informative
summary!
--- Dov Isaacs wrote:
> Although MacOS X has UNIX underpinnings, the
> difficult
> stuff relating to user interfaces, font access,
> output,
> etc. is all exclusive to MacOS X and has no real
> similarity
> to Solaris, the other
On 28 Feb 2007, at 14:53, John Posada wrote:
>> a real PC, since most of us have lost the appetite for Adobe
>> software, we'd rather use something else, and MadCap's Blaze looks
>> promising.
>
> Let's see if I got this right.
>
> Adobe used to suppot MAC but does no longer, so we're pissed.
>
Thanks for the detail, Richard. Like you, I wish things were as we want,
not as they are. That's why I'm wondering if Mathieu's problem could be
solved a different way, namely with a user-defined variable.
For example, if XYZ were always bold-by-override, perhaps a variable
something like XYZ
Hi all,
everything's in the title...
Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ? Other
than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the bottom left
of the screen... :o)
Merci beaucoup,
Mathieu.
At 19:12 + 28/2/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
>Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ? Other
>than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the bottom left
>of the screen... :o)
SiliconPrairie's Paragraph Tools plug-in allows you to search for and
> Is there a way to find text whose paragraph tag has been overridden ?
> Other than by scrolling down and trying to spot the little star at the
> bottom left of the screen... :o)
There's a free plugin HuntOverrides plugin from CudSpan for paragraph
overrides, though the site seems to be down:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:35:28 -0500, "Lofthouse Marsha-PT1816"
wrote:
>FM 7.2b128 - Structured
>WWP 8.6.6587.0 (Yes, I know it is old.)
>
>I sent the following query to the WebWorks list but got no replies. I'm
>hoping someone here can help...
>
>After searching through the WWP list archives, I
Windows, unstructured FM 7.0.
I have a file with 22 figures in it. This file is imported by reference
into a book. The figures are numbered properly in both the original file
and the book, but the TOF generates three figure 16's. It should be 15,
16, 17, 18, 19... but instead it generates 15, 16,
At 6:53 AM -0800 2/28/07, John Posada wrote:
> > a real PC, since most of us have lost the appetite for Adobe
>> software, we'd rather use something else, and MadCap's Blaze looks
>> promising.
>
>Let's see if I got this right.
>
>Adobe used to suppot MAC but does no longer, so we're pissed.
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